Too late to the party.
Walter Duranty, Walter Cronkit, and a plethora of other Reds and fellow-travelers were using the so-called “News” media against the American people for decades.
The American government has run a propaganda machine since the Spanish American War. FDR's Hollywood would have made Goebbels green with envy.
The press is not inherently honest. communications is a tool. Those who aim to decieve always claim they are honest and of best will. See the press. See the government.